Telephone holder device



y 1965 M. M. DE FALLA 3,185,780

TELEPHONE nowma DEVICE Filed Feb. 8. 1960 INVEN TOR. fl/CAHZZ /Z DE MALA United States Patent 3,185,780 TELEPHONE HOLDER DEVICE Michael M. De Falla, 32-25 60th St., Woodside, N.Y. Filed Feb. 8, 1960, Ser. No. 7,322

7 Claims. (Cl. 179148) The present invention relates to a telephone holder device which enables ready support of a telephone while both hands may be utilized for writing and making notes while the telephone mouth-piece and ear receiver are held in proper position.

It is among the objects of the present invention to provide a simple inexpensive readily mounted stand which will enable conversations to be conducted over the hand piece or a typical French type cradle telephone with ready comfort in respect to the position of the mouthpiece and ear-piece at the mouth and ear of the user re spectively, and with assurance that the French cradle type mouth-piece and ear-piece will be positioned in elevatedarrangement without likelihood of falling or tipping during usage.

' Still further objects and advantages will appear in the more detailed description set forth below, it being understood, however, that this more detailed description is given by way of illustration and explanation only and not by way of limitation, since various changes therein may be made bythose skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

In accomplishing the above objects, it has been found most satisfactory according to one embodiment of the.

present invention to provide an adjustable stand having a vertical member, the height may be varied or adjusted and then fixed in position, at the top portion of which will be positioned two divergent downwardl extending curved support members, one for extending along and supporting the bridge of the French cradle type receiver and the other for extending outwardly and forming a clevis for engaging the ear-piece so that the cradle type structure will be supported and elevated, yet in inclined position to permit ready usage thereof without requiring manipulation with the hand and with assurance that the mouth and ear piece will be in proper position with respect to the head of the user.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which fall within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view showing the adjustable stand and elevated support structure of the present invention with the cradle mouth-piece and ear-piece shown in dot and dash lines.

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view with the cradle mouth-piece and ear-piece shown in dot and dash lines.

FIG. 3 is a top elevational view with the cradle mouthpiece and ear-piece shown in dot and dash lines.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, there is shown a stand A having a base B with an adjustable extension member C fixed in position by the clamp D.

The adjustable extension member C at its upper end carries the divergent support plate structure E having the upper clevis carrier member F and the lower elongated cradle support member G both of which diverge downwardly.

The base B as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has a central dome upon which is mounted the tubular structure A into which projects the lower end 11 of the rod member C.

This member may be clamped in adjusted position by means of the thumb screw D.

The rod C may be moved to a desired adjusted position by first loosening the wing screw D and then tightening it after the divergent plates B have been elevated to the desired position.

To the upper end 12 of the rod C are welded the heel portions 13 and 14 of the divergent structure E, which are also welded together.

Both these heel portions incline downwardly in the direction 15 at an angle of about to degrees.

At the point 16, they diverge from one another with the forward part of the clevis member F being curved upwardly as indicated at 17, and with the lower narrow tongue G being positioned between the legs 18 of the clevis having an upturned portion 19 at the bend 20 with a more sharpwardly inclined portion 21.

By this means, it is found that there are two portion tangent parts at 22 and 23 which will stabilize the posi tion of the cradle type member indicated in dot and dash lines at H with the mouth-piece being indicated at J and the ear-piece being indicated at K.

In other words, the unit H although sharply inclined will be held in rather firm position in spite of varying contact with the ear by reason of the contact along the side edges 24 of the clevis F and the contact areas 22 and 23 of the bridge member L.

The ear may be readily placed closely adjacent to the ear-piece K or even in contact with the ear-piece K without disturbing the position of the unit H.

Furthermore, the user may talk directly into the mouthpiece J while using both hands to write or read, upon a desk or table which will act as a support for the base B.

It is thus apparent that the applicant has provided a convenient support for a combination mouth-piece headpiece of a telephone which may be employed by a per son sitting at a table or desk to free both hands for writing or reading or other manipulations while talking on a cradle type phone.

By the term cradle as used in the specification and claims is meant the portion of the telephone box or stand which reciprocates to open or close the circuit and which receives the handset. The term handset refers to the earpiece K, the mouthpiece J and the connecting arm or back member L.

As many changes could be made in the above telephone holder device, and many widely dilferent embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope of the claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, what is claimed is:

1. An adjustable elevated stand for a telephone handset for supporting the same in elevated position where the ear-piece and mouth-piece will be adjacent to the ear and mouth of the user, and in proper speaking and hearing location, said support comprising a base with an elevated telescoping standard having an adjustable upwardly extending extension rod and a top downwardly inclined support double downwardly divergent oblique plate structure having an upper clevis structure for supporting the sides of the earpiece and a depending more sharply downwardly inclined narrower tongue structure for supporting the back of the handset.

2. An adjustable elevated stand for a telephone handset, said handset including an ear-piece, a mouth-piece and a connecting curved bridge, said stand being for supporting the same in elevated posit-ion where the earpiece and mouth-piece will be adjacent to the ear and mouth of the user, and in proper speaking and hearing location, said support comprising a base with an elevated telescoping standard having an adjustable upwardly extending extension rod and a top downwardly inclined support double downwardly diver-gent oblique plate structure having an upper clevis structure for supporting the sides of the ear-piece and a depending more sharply downwardly inclined narrower tongue structure for supporting the back of handset, said cradle having a supporting curved bridge connecting the mouth-piece and earpiece, and said tongue bent intermediately the length thereof so as to contact the support plate structure tangent-ially at two points.

3. An adjustable elevated stand for a telephone handset, said handset including an ear-piece, a mouth-piece and a connecting curved bridge, said stand being for supporting the same in elevated position where the earpiece and mouth-piece will be adjacent to the ear and mouth of the user, and in proper speaking and hearing location, said support comprising a base with an elevated telescoping standard having an adjustable upwardly extending extension rod and a top downwardly inclined support double downwardly divergent oblique plate structure having an upper clevis structure for supporting the sides of the ear-piece and a depending more sharply downwardly inclined narrower tongue structure for supporting the back of the handset, said stand supporting the cradle at three points, namely, at the sides of the ear-piece and at upper and lower tangential contacts on the body of the cradle.

4. A telephone holder device designed to hold a hand set of the type having a curved back and upwardly exmonth and ear-of the user without use of hands of user, said device having a stand with a relatively wide flat wide diameter base and a centrally upstanding vertical member upper and lower outwardly and downwardly extending divergent elongated inclined plate members mounted at the top of the member, both plate members having base portions permanently connected together and to the upper end of the vertical member, the lower plate element extending downwardly more sharply and steeply than the upper plate element and having an elongated tongue narrower than the upper plate element and sup porting the curved back on the side away from the mouth and ear pieces.

5. The device of claim 4, said upper plate member having bifurcated parallel legs curving downwardly and outwardly, said legs serving to receive and engage the ear-piece at the junction of the ear-piece and the curved back.

6. The device of claim 4, said upper plate member taking the form of a clevis with bifurcated legs spaced from each other and extending downwardly and outwardly on each side and above said elongated tongue.

7. The device of claim 4, said vertical member having telescoping tubular and rod portions and a thumb screw to set said tubular and rod portions in adjusted positions.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,086,980 7/37 Kirby 179-148 X 2,473,106 6/49 Mathieson l79l48 2,819,347 1/58 Henriksonet a1. l79l47 ROBERT H. ROSE, Primary Examiner.

L. MILLER ANDRUS, WILLIAM C. COOPER,

Examiners. 

1. AN ADJUSTABLE ELEVATED FOR A TELEPHONE HANDSET FOR SUPPORTING THE SAME IN ELEVATED POSITION WHERE THE EAR-PIECE AND MOUTH-PIECE WILL BE ADJACENT TO THE EAR AND MOUTH OF THE USER, AND IN PROPER SPEAKING AND HEARING LOCATION, SAID SUPPORT COMPRISING A BASE WITH AN ELEVATED TELESCOPING STANDARD HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE UPWARDLY EXTENDING EXTENSION ROD AND A TOP DOWNWARDLY INCLINED SUPPORT DOUBLE DOWNWARDLY DIVERGENT OBLIQUE PLATE STRUCTURE HAVING AN UPPER CLEVIS STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING THE SIDES OF THE EARPIECE AND A DEPENDING MORE SHARPLY DOWNWARDLY INCLINED NARROWER TONGUE STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING BACK OF THE HANDSET. 